Before you begin splitting, ensure your axe blade is sharp – it should bite into wood easily on contact without bouncing. If ...

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Watch as I forge a custom splitting axe from a C45 steel billet, creating a diamond-shaped profile inspired by my favorite ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." It’s an old-fashioned, and you never thought you'd need to split wood gain. But home ownership comes for ...

While a short, light hatchet is great for intricate tasks such as making kindling, carving, or clearing trails, nothing beats a long-handled axe for chopping logs into firewood. With its two-part ...

Vipukirves is an efficient tool for chopping firewood, possessing many advantages, such as speed and work safety, over traditional axes and small hydraulic log splitters. Vipukirves separates sections ...

While it’s not as elegant as a Best Made Axe, in true Gear Patrol colors, Fiskars does deliver wood-splitting Armageddon with their 7854 Super Splitting Axe ($40). With its 28-Inch Handle and ...